Rome2005 | TV Show

The Roman Empire's rise gets a royal treatment in this sprawling drama, which begins in 52 B.C., when Julius Caesar finally conquers Gaul, after years of war. Back in Rome, however, the Senate seeks to undermine Caesar's power, setting the stage for inevit (more…)The Roman Empire's rise gets a royal treatment in this sprawling drama, which begins in 52 B.C., when Julius Caesar finally conquers Gaul, after years of war. Back in Rome, however, the Senate seeks to undermine Caesar's power, setting the stage for inevitable civil war. The HBO-BBC co-production took more than a year to make on acres of sets at Italy's legendary Cinecitta studios.

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In the series finale, Antony returns to Alexandria after the Battle of Actium. His retreat into revelry with Cleopatra is interrupted by the arrival of Octavian, who orders Pullo to find Vorenus and his young traveling companion.

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Season 2 Episode Guide

In the series finale, Antony returns to Alexandria after the Battle of Actium. His retreat into revelry with Cleopatra is interrupted by the arrival of Octavian, who orders Pullo to find Vorenus and his young traveling companion.

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A shortage of grain in Rome leads to another potential conflict between Octavian and a stubborn Antony; Pullo's food rationing in the Collegium spreads panic among the citizens; Posca returns from Egypt with good news for Octavian.

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Octavian's campaign for a more virtuous society hits hardest in his inner circle; Vorenus's efforts to solve a gold robbery leave a bitter taste of betrayal; Pullo turns his grief about a personal loss into anger at a new enemy; Timon leaves Rome with his family for Jerusalem.

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Antony's old ways resurface to test his recent alliance with Octavian; Timon and Levi devise a plan to thwart Herod's schemes; Atia is unnerved by Servilia's public displays of grief; Gaia uses Pullo's punishment against him; Vorenus is suspicious of his daughter's sudden interest in his business; Posca gets married.

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Vorenus is ordered to prune the ranks of Rome's elite; Brutus and Cassius prepare to face the recently allied Octavian and Antony in the Battle of Philippi; Levi and Timon create mayhem at a synagogue; Pullo thwarts Cicero's attempt to warn Brutus.

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Pullo races to find Vorenus with news of the fate of his children; Servilia pays a price for trying to eliminate a rival; a victorious Octavian sends word he's returning to Rome with his army, which comes as a surprise to Cicero; Timon grows weary of doing his mistress's bidding.

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Pullo tries in vain to persuade Vorenus to prevent a war among Aventine gangs; Antony's designs on Gaul elicit a shocking proclamation from Cicero to the Senate; Servilia enlists the opportunistic Duro to end an old feud; Brutus wrestles with his demons while seeking support in Bithynia.

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Octavian's endless demands for his inheritance rankle Antony, who is distracted by a visit from Cleopatra; Vorenus is ordered to quell the chaos among the Aventine merchants that he helped create by killing Erastes; Timon is surprised by his brother's arrival from Jerusalem.

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Shortly after Caesar's murder, Octavian devises a plan to keep his family from fleeing the city, news that Antony happily delivers to a nervous Brutus. Meanwhile, Vorenus mourns Niobe's death but curses his children, and Pullo and Eirene get married without knowing what's happened back in Rome.